Case 233: Denise Amber Lee

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Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7 • 42.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

When Nathan Lee arrived at his home in North Port, Florida, on January 17 2008, he immediately knew something was wrong. His two young sons were home alone, and his wife, 21-year-old Denise Amber Lee, was missing.

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Research & writing – Erin Munro
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Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn

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0:00.0	48-year-old cameraman Patrick McDermott was the on and off boyfriend of Olivia Newton-John.
0:06.0	In 2005, he boarded an overnight fishing charter off the coast of Los Angeles.
0:12.0	When the boat disembarked the following day, Patrick was nowhere to be seen.
0:18.0	In season two of Soudaside, Poppy Damon and Alice Fines dig deeper into Patrick McDermott's case than anyone has before.
0:27.0	They explore Patrick's life, his disappearance and the media storm that followed.
0:33.0	With exclusive interviews from Patrick's friends, private investigators, marine safety experts and a witness from that faithful boat trip,
0:42.0	Poppy and Alice strived to answer the question, did Patrick die at sea or did he disappear deliberately to begin a new life?
0:51.0	The disappearance of Patrick McDermott is both the true crime quest for answers and a deep dive into media ethics and journalism in the digital age.
1:01.0	Soudaside season two, the disappearance of Patrick McDermott is available to listen to now for free, only on Spotify.
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1:51.0	On Thursday, January 17, 2008, Rick Gough placed a call to his 21-year-old daughter, Denise Amber Lee.
2:05.0	He wanted to invite Denise, her husband Nathan, and their two young sons over for dinner that night.
2:12.0	Denise did an answer, so Rick left her a voicemail.
2:17.0	As at 4pm, Rick's cell phone rang. It was his son-in-law, Nathan Lee.
2:26.0	Rick figured Nathan was calling to accept the dinner invitation.
2:31.0	He was shocked instead to hear Nathan say, Denise is missing.
3:02.0	The weather on Florida's West Coast was warm that day.
3:09.0	In the city of Northport, a few miles inland from Venice Beach, 23-year-old Nathan Lee was working his job as a meter-reader for Florida power and light.
3:20.0	At 11am, he called home to speak to his wife, Denise.
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